Vandalia, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from VANDALIA, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Vandalia has an annual average temperature of 54.2°F with about 43.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.30 in) and February the driest (2.49 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,896
Cooling need
993

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Vandalia's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
7
1900s
84
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1970s
38
1980s
73
1990s
58
2000s
58
2010s
48
2020s
0

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 36.9°F 20.7°F 28.8°F 2.97 in 9
February 41.9°F 24.2°F 33.0°F 2.49 in 7
March 52.7°F 33.2°F 42.9°F 3.32 in 10
April 65.1°F 43.3°F 54.2°F 4.86 in 11
May 74.9°F 54.2°F 64.6°F 5.30 in 12
June 83.7°F 63.2°F 73.5°F 4.87 in 10
July 86.8°F 66.6°F 76.7°F 3.90 in 8
August 85.9°F 64.4°F 75.2°F 3.24 in 7
September 79.6°F 55.8°F 67.7°F 3.07 in 7
October 67.7°F 44.0°F 55.8°F 3.26 in 8
November 53.7°F 34.1°F 43.9°F 3.76 in 9
December 41.5°F 25.6°F 33.6°F 2.69 in 8

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